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“My I.D.? Oh, yeah, hold on.” Chelsea made a show of checking her pocket and then her face dropped. Her hand moved to her other pocket. Nothing. Then her back pocket. Again, nothing. Then to the pocket of her jacket before patting herself down once more. “Uh... I think I... forgot it?” She looked up apologetically at the person.

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It'd been a few days since the holiday party. But ever since making the poor decision to inquire about a man he was...annoyed at, to say the least, Caleb wasn't sure how to approach his co-worker Vaughn. While it didn't seem like Vaughn had anything against him from it, the pure awkwardness from Caleb's side made him go out of his way to avoid him. The fact the man always seemed to look irritated probably didn't boost Caleb's confidence in approaching him.

Caleb’s shift just ended for the night, and he was still at a loss of what to do. He removed the dog head with a sigh before preparing to head home. He'd just changed to his regular sweater hood and jeans when he heard someone knock on the door. On impulse, he placed the dog head back on before answering.

To his surprise, it was the last person he thought to see.

Minori hadn’t seen her second boss when she had been in on her first day, although she had been told he would be around on her second day. The brunette was a little bit nervous about meeting him, but she was more excited than anything. If he was anything like Rod, she had a feeling they would get along swimmingly.

And why wouldn’t he be like Rod? In her mind, a vet was always someone super kind and gentle. You had to be like that to really bond with animals! Or so she assumed... 

Of course, in this case, she was dead wrong. 

As Minori sauntered in to the office on her second day, she stopped to hang up her things and then peered over to one of the open office doors. Supposedly, Vaughn was going to be in this morning, and she wanted to make sure she made a good first impression. 

So, she stopped by the coffee maker and mixed up two cups of coffee and strode toward the door. A bright smile was on her face as she paused outside the door and nudged it open a little further with her foot.

“Knock knock!” she figured he was probably getting ready for the first patients of the day, so she didn’t want to completely barge in. “Good morning, Doctor! I just wanted to introduce myself before I get to work. I brought you coffee!”

so much salt in one place is called a salt mine

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“I found a squirrel outside the Apartments.” Nami stated casually as she practically strolled into Vaughn apartment. She carried something small in a soft quilt.

She and Vaughn had met a few months back on pure accident. One of the vet’s animals got loose somehow and made it’s way up to the Radio Station. Nami was happy to return the pet, seeing as she had some sort of odd calming effect on the creature, and met Vaughn. Sure, they weren’t friends yet then, but Nami was intrigued.

When she saw him again outside of work, she decided to talk to him. He turned out to not be much of a talker, but neither was she and somehow they had  found a comfortable silence between them. Now Nami had no one else to turn to when she was bored, and Vaughn always had a comforting vibe even if he was a touch odd at times. Which led her to this moment.

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Part of becoming a new pet owner involved starting regular check ups. Rosalind, responsible and over flowing with money, wasted no time in setting up such an appointment with the vets office that was so helpfully located near the building. Her newly adopted cat, with long hair and the features of a maine coon, was lovingly named Puck as he proved too smart for her own good. Regardless, she was in love with him and wanted the best. The visit didn’t take all that long and afterward both owner and cat, the latter in a spacious yet portable cat carrier, were by the front desk finishing up the payment process. The vet was, well, he’d been very short with her but he seemed knowledgeable, even if he was immune to her small talk.

Outside, she stopped for a few moments to do something on her phone, not noticing the vet following her out, his shift over. Finished with her phone, she picked up her cat carrier and headed off. There was a very nice little shortcut she had discovered recently that let right out near the Fairview Apartments! It was very nice, if a little dark and took her down a narrow alley, but she didn’t mind. She continued on her way, heedless of anyone around her.

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